Blue Collar TV: The Complete Second Season

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The Charge

Redneck Dictionary: Mantle "You won't believe this, but I was a
mantle I got the operation." (say it out loud)

Opening Statement

If your cousin is also your stepfather and your wife's son, then you might be
a redneck If you think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife
drunk, then you might be a redneck. If you think Larry the Cable Guy is
the sexiest man on TV then you might not only be a redneck, but you might be
just the person to enjoy Blue Collar TV: The Complete Second Season.

Facts of the Case

Blue Collar TV was born of Jeff Foxworthy's "You Might be a
Redneck" stand-up comedy routine. (You Might Be A Redneck if…your
coffee table is also a cooler.) The show stars Foxworthy, Bill Engvall (the most
normal of the three) and Larry the Cable Guy (Git-R-Done!). They're backed up by
an ensemble cast that includes Gary Anthony Williams (Malcolm in the
Middle, Soul Plane), Ashley
Drane (That's So Raven), and Brooke Dillman (Six Feet Under).

As with the first season, this season of Blue Collar TV was filmed on
tour with a very large, on-camera live audience (as opposed to the live
audiences used in traditional sitcoms). Each week, the series opens with a
Foxworthy monologue where he announces the week's theme. This is followed by
three or more sketches, a visit to the Redneck Dictionary, and finally, the
three stars back on stage telling stories.

There are only thirteen episodes in the second season, as the show was
abruptly canceled by the WB. So this is your last and final chance to enjoy the
comedy stylings of the Blue Collar TV crew.

The Evidence

Impossible as it may seem, Season Two of Blue Collar TV is actually
cruder and more lowbrow than Season One. TV and movie parodies rule, with
segments such as Million Dollar Boobies (which has a well-endowed Dolly
Parton boxing for her life), CSI Mayberry and The PC Dukes of
Hazzard. Sadly the White Trash Days of Our Lives sketch is overused
and not so funny, while The Redneck Yard of the Week lost its appeal
weeks ago.

This season features a few musical guests to perk up the episodes, including
Deanna Carter, Van Zant, Trick Pony, and Travis Tritt. Tritt even makes a sketch
appearance, patiently accepting the "Tote-tumpable" squeals of the
Totes Girls.

The DVD set is packaged with two discs in a hinged multi-disc
case—which always screams 'cheap' to me. The onscreen menu is backed by
that great guitar riff that is the Blue Collar TV theme, and your
navigational choices are clearly marked. The show is only year old, so the video
and sound are as they should be—nothing different from the original
run.

The Rebuttal Witnesses

The only real complaint I have about this DVD set is the lack of special
features. Banned from the Booth is a series of unused scenes from their
regular skit The What Burns Me Booth. Perhaps these particular cuts were
deemed to be too controversial since they parody President Bush, Star Jones and
Anna Nicole Smith. Or maybe they were cut because they're just not that funny.
The only other feature is a set of unaired sketches—one of which, the
Cindy Crawford Gym sketch, includes yours truly, so I guess I can't complain
about that.

Closing Statement

Overall, the second season of Blue Collar TV looks pretty much like
the first. If you can't get enough of Foxworthy's redneck humor, then by all
means, buy it and enjoy. Personally, I have my own reasons for owning Blue
Collar TV: The Complete Second Season and that's because I'm in it. I'm a
waitress in the Fuglies sketch, a boxing match fan in the Million Dollar Boobies
sketch, and an angry patron at the Cindy Crawford Gym. It's my first appearance
on DVD, so for that, I have to give this show a few extra Brownie points.

The Verdict

I find Blue Collar TV: The Complete Second Season guilty of disorderly
conduct and I sentence the participants to find work elsewhere. This show has
been canceled.

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